Guardian Music — Unlikely to ever appear in a giant egg, Adele's everyday universality has let her talent translate into phenomenal salesLast week Adele's second album, 21, sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales w... more info

Persona Sauna — Further proving Taylor Swift can do no wrong, here she covers Mumford & Sons' "White Blank Page" for BBC Radio 1. more info

CNN Showbiz — Is Carey Mulligan off the market again? more info

VH1 Blog — VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip Mumford & Sons have had a busy year. After VH1 You Oughta Know featured them last July, the band’s debut album Sigh No More was shortlisted for the UK’s Mercury Prize and subsequent... more info

People.com — The actress and Marcus Mumford were seen "kissing and cuddling in public" as early as February more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop star wants to rap over English folkies' 'really tight' banjo sound. In other news: Nicki Minaj to duet with Laura MarlingWiz Khalifa wants to work with Mumford & Sons. After the rapper's chart-busting success with Black and Yellow, which reac... more info

NME - The Daily Download — There are few things in life that are as refreshing as a simple, sweet song about love and nature. Mumford And Sons have been doing an ace job lately spreading the banjo-filled ballads around the globe, and now their protégés are doing just the sam... more info

Guardian Music — It's tough getting an invitation to play the Texas festival, but visa procedures are forcing some British bands to withdrawThis has been a good month for UK artists aiming to break the US. For the first time in 25 years, UK acts occupied all three to... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - They've told Xfm they will work out which tracks make the cut by playing them live... more info

Guardian Music — It's not quite over yet for a tried, tested and trusty formatThe buzz around podcasts has calmed considerably over the last couple of years, with social networks and mobile apps capturing the attention of labels and musicians keen to embrace the lat... more info